St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-12
MINNEAPOLIS EYCHsNGS.

1t is rather amusing just now to see the
attitude of several Minneapolis papers since
the election has given the Democrats control
of the council. The Tribune is particularly
amusing. When the Republicans were in
power the Tribune cracked the party lash
with great vigor, and urged them to exercise
their power and defeat the Democrats who
were seeking office. But it now turns about
and whiningy hopes the Democrats will let
few men remain. The Republican council
did not do as the Tribune suggested and
therefore the Tribune is urging that as a rea-
son why the Democratic council should. On
Friday, March II, when the election of police
commissioners was pending, the Tribune said:
1T is the plain duty of the Republican
majority to assert its rights and to elect four
commissioners VINO will be satisfactory to the
masses of their own party and to the law
abiding people of the city without regard to
party. If the Republican aldermen fail at
this juncture to stand up like men for what
they know is decent and right, they will de-
serve the scorn of all parties foe their lack of
character and principle"
But yesterday morning this same paper
beseechingly asks the council to be generous
and allow few of the present incumbents to
hold on to their offices. Good Democrats and
good zen is the motto of the Democratic
council.
The ten-minute schedule went into effect
on the motor line yesterday, and will give
satisfaction, but there are one or two points
which should be attended 10 without delay.
The safety-gates should be put up before
valuable life is lost, and in the meantime
trains should come to dead standstill before
passing. If trains are permitted to rush by
each other at railroad speed as they did yes
terday. there will shortly be a horrible
calamity to record. Another important mat
ter is the passage of trains at important
stations. For instance, under the present
schedule trains pass at Lake street, and there
were yesterday several narrow escapes at
that point. The arrangement now in force
deserves unqualified condemnation. and il
followed out will certainly result in serious
catastrophe, especially as ladies and children
ment of the company should heed the warn
ing and remedy the defects at once.
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1t must not be at once supposed that Ezra
FarnSworth S vote on the Franklin avenue
bridge matter yesterday, at the board of
trade, had any connection with the fact that
he owns or controls land at the east end of
the proposed bridge. Such connection was
intimated at the board meeting, but was out
of place, for everybody knows the board to
be made up of men upon whose hearts are
engraven the words: For the good of Min
neapolis."
The new city council is in luck; and SO is
the man who is to-day 10 be elected health
officer. 1t is not often that public body or
public officer has the same opportunity to
at once wln public regard. The city badly
needs her spring house cleaning, and the new
council ane new health officer will roll up
their sleeves and see that she gets it, and the
hundred and steen thousand people of Min
neapolis will arise as one man and call their
names blessed.